HeyJaredBrandon Miniman
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- Sep 30, 2026
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I bought a $137 Roku TV, and it does things no Roku stick can (opens the original)
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I spent just $137 on a Roku TV for one of the bedrooms in my house (specifically for my teenage daughter), and I'm impressed. By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive our newsletters; you can unsubscribe any time. *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive our newsletters; you can unsubscribe any time. If you need an additional TV for
Your laptop may be one cheap card away from built-in 5G cellular (opens the original)
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Most laptops don't have built-in cellular internet. While there is a $95 card you can buy for compatible laptops to add, there's a free option that beats it. Here are your options if you want to add 5G to your laptop. You can order niche, built-to-order laptops from Lenovo (with their ThinkPad T14/T14s), HP (in their EliteBook line), and certain Dell Latitude laptops, but most consumer laptops don't 5G built in. Besides the additional cost and complexity of adding a 5G modem to a laptop, manufac
Your Galaxy's always-on display is draining battery, here's the hidden fix Samsung built in (opens the original)
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Always on display (AOD) is a genuinely clever feature, but running it all day is mostly wasted power. Also, if you're wearing a smartwatch, your phone's AOD is doing a job that's already being done on your wrist — and draining the battery to do it. Here's a hidden Samsung Galaxy setting that lets you schedule AOD for the hours you'll actually use it. By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive our newsletters; you can unsubscribe any time.
Your smartwatch will stop working someday, and the company gets to decide when (opens the original)
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Just because you own a piece of technology hardware doesn't mean that it'll keep working forever. In fact, all tech has a shelf life, and hardware companies call the shots when it comes to deciding how long to continue to keep a product working. They could, like Spotify in 2022 or Google in 2016, decide to brick a product in the field by pulling the plug on supporting it. By creating an account, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You also agree to receive our newsletters; you can
Your Android has a hidden charging mode that turns your phone into a smart display (opens the original)
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For years, Android has given you multiple display options to turn your phone's screen into a smart home hub, a digital photo frame, or even a customizable clock while it's charging. If you're like me and you use the same charger every night, you can have your phone show you something useful on your screen while charging instead of just displaying the battery percentage. A couple of these options I absolutely wouldn't use for fear of damaging my display, but some of them are genuinely useful, and
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